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Dodie Smith Quotes

Dodie Smith quotes about kindness

English Playwright May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990

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Oh I daresay she can't help it - she's one of the women who oughn't be loved too kindly when they are some primitive desire for brutality makes them try to provoke it. Dodie Smith
I suddenly knew that religion, God - something beyond everyday life - was there to be found, provided one is really willing. And I saw that though what I felt in the church was only imagination, it was a step on the way; because imagination itself can be a kind of willingness - a pretence that things are real, due to one's longing for them. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "I suppose the best kind of spring morning is the best weather..."
I suppose the best kind of spring morning is the best weather God has to offer. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "Cruel blows of fate call for extreme kindness in the family..."
Cruel blows of fate call for extreme kindness in the family circle. Dodie Smith
You're the kind of child who might develop a passion for Bach."I told him I hadn't at school. The one Bach piece I learnt made me feel I was being repeatedly hit on the head with a teaspoon. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "Mr. Dearly wasn't exactly handsome but he had the kind of face..."
Mr. Dearly wasn't exactly handsome but he had the kind of face you don't get tired of. Dodie Smith
He laughed a little, in an odd, nervous kind of way. "Because if I don't get going soon, the whole impetus may die--and if that happens, well, I really shall consider a long, restful plunge into insanity. Sometimes the abyss yawns very attractively. Dodie Smith

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